The mapping is how the ActionServlet knows which ActionForm class to use. If you do not specify a form-bean in the mapping, then the controller doesn't use an ActionForm.
The DispatchAction is called like any other and a form-bean must be specified in the mapping if one is to be passed to the Action. -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY US -- Developing Java Web Applications with Struts -- Tel: +1 585 737-3463 -- Web: http://husted.com/about/services [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > Can someone please tell me if and how I can use DispatchAction and form beans >together - i.e. I have a DispatchAction with multiple methods as entry points and >different forms for different methods. > > Currently it seems that form are passed in as null to the these methods, and thus I >have to interrogate the request parameters in order to obtain the parameter values. >However, the form bean does seem to get used - or at least my debug call in the >constructor got printed out! Could someone explain exactly what is going on? > > I currently only one action mapping definition for such an action class, without any >form attributes set. In order for the form bean to be passed correctly, do I need to >create multiple action mapping entries, one per form type? > > Any answers would be much appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Kosh > > Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only > for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you > should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please > notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this > e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. > > E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free > as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, > arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore > does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents > of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If > verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This > message is provided for informational purposes and should not be > construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or > related financial instruments. > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
